Story Correction: Polk Township home destroyed in fire
Sometimes we rely on other news sources to get stories out and yesterday we posted exactly what one of those sources reported on the Polk Township House Fire on Ashley Court.
We would like to Apologize to the Polk Township Volunteer Fire Department as the story posted was inaccurate. The source we used updated the story late last night and Lt Derrick Burger of Polk Township Volunteer Fire Department left us a message with the corrections late last night also. Below are the messages from Derrick Burger and the corrected story from the source we used.
By Jarrad Saffren
Pocono Record Writer
Posted Apr. 16, 2015 at 1:35 PM
Updated at 9:32 PM
A fire destroyed a Polk Township home Thursday afternoon, though no one was hurt.
Kathy Connor said she was staying at her brother-in-law’s home at 3608 Ashley Court and watching TV when she smelled smoke.
Connor went to the front door and realized she left her shih tzu, Ginj, inside. She went back into the house and found Ginj under a table, grabbed him and went back outside.
A neighbor called 911. Polk Township Fire Company responded.
Derrick Burger, lieutenant of the company, said the fire started in the rear basement of the home. It traveled up through the house and blew the roof off, Burger said. He described the home as a total loss.
Also assisting at the scene was the West End Fire Company, the Kunkletown Fire Company, Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company and Towamensing Fire Company.
